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** Filename: README.txt
** Author: Simone Balestra, Beatrix Eugster, Helge Liebert
** Created: Fr Jul 17 2020
** Description: Replication files for 'Peers with Special Needs: Effects and
**              Policies'
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* Contact
    If you have any questions or inquiries regarding the paper, the analysis or
    replication, please contact Beatrix Eugster (beatrix.eugster@unisg.ch).

* Data Policy
    The analysis relies on a data set containing administrative information on
    special needs from school psychological services, standardized test scores,
    post-compulsory education, employment, and earnings for Swiss school cohorts
    from 1992 to 2003. These data are confidential, because they contain
    detailed individual psychological health records that are subject to medical
    confidentiality. For this reason, the data cannot be made publicly
    available. However, access to the data can be granted on-site at the
    University of St. Gallen after signing the data use agreement.

* Program and OS
    All analysis was carried out in Stata version 14.2 running on either MacOS
    or Linux.

* List of data preparation and analysis files
    - peerfx_prep_restat.do: This file contains all data management code to
      produce the final sample used in the analyis.
    - peerfx_analysis_restat.do: This file contains all analysis code to
      replicate the tables and figures in the paper and the web appendix.
    - peerfx_simulation_restat.do: This file contains the code to replicate the
      reallocation analysis in section 6 of the paper.

* List of data files
    - specialed_data.dta: This data file contains the raw data. The data file
      integrates sensitive special needs diagnoses, administrative records on
      education, VET contracts, social security, employment and earnings from
      various Swiss institutions and the Federal Statistical Office. The joint
      data use agreement with these institutions prohibits sharing the data
      publicly and posting it online. Use is restricted to IT infrastructure
      belonging to the Center for Disability and Integration, University of St.
      Gallen, Rosenbergstr. 51, 9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
    - peerfxdata.dta: This data file contains the final analysis sample after
      running the data management tasks in file peerfx_prep_restat.do.
